I. A Government For Xlandia

Click on the xlandia.pdf folder below. You are welcome to read the background teacher information although not requried on pages 1 to 17. You will need to read the following documents as the simulation progresses:


NOTE: The numbers listed below are the numbers on the document, not the page number of the PDF file. There is a 3 page difference. For instance, the "Memo from UN Secretary Pedro Urbino" which is shown as page 19 of the document is actually page 22 of the PDF file.

Appendix 1: Student handouts
- Memo from UN Secretary General Pedro Urbino - page 19
- Profile of Xlandia - pages 20 and 21
- Memo from Reedi Chohari and Comparison of Features of Democracy Chart- pages 22 to 24
- Second memo from Reedi Chohari with White Paper format - pages 25 to 29
- Transcript of Radio News Report - page 30

Appendix 2: Lesson Materials - Background information on
- Overview of Lesson Materials - page 32
A. What is democracy? - page 33
B. How Can Power be Distributed Geographically? page 34
C. How is Government Power Limited? pages 35 - 36
D. What is a Government Like When Power is Unlimited? pages 37 - 38
E. What are the Types of Nations Around the World? pages 39 - 40
F. What is a Parliamentary System? page 41
G. How Can Citizen Participation in a Democracy be Structured? pages 42 - 43
H. How Can a Nation Build and Sustain Democracy? pages 44 - 45
I. How are Minority Groups Protected in a Democracy? pages 46 - 47

Appendix 3: Assessment Tools and Other Resources
- Profiles of Seven U.N. Task Force Nations - pages 49 - 64
- Internet Resources - pages 65 - 66
- Possible Question from ARFX Committee Members - pages 67 - 68
- Grading Rubric - pages 69 - 70


II. On the Campaign Trail
Click on the campaign_trail.pdf folder below. You are welcome to read the background teacher information although not requried on pages 1 to 16. You will need to read the following documents as the simulation progresses:



Appendix 1: Student handouts
- Memo from Governor Brown - page 19
- Memo from Dario Martinez re JT Watts campaign - pages 21 - 23
- Memo from Dario Martinez re Angelina Gonzales Camapign - pages 24 - 25
- Blank Candidate Issues Table - pages 26 - 27
- Memo from Dario Martinez with note from the Governor re Watts- pages 28 - 29
- Memo from Dario Martinez with note from the Governor re Gonzalez campaign - pages 30 - 31
- What is a Press Release and a Sample re Gonzalez - pages 32 - 34

Appendix II. Lesson Materials
- Campaign Management - pages 36 - 43
- Campaign Finance Reform - page 44
- Who Votes - page 45
- Campaign Slogans and Themes - page 46
- Why use Direct Mail? page 47
- Characteristics of a Profile Mailer - page 48
- Characteristics of an Issue Piece - page 49
- Characteristics of a Hit Piece - page 50


III. The Better Budget
Click on the better_budget.pdf folder below. You are welcome to read the background teacher information although not requried on pages 1 to 16. You will need to read the following documents as the simulation progresses:



Appendix 1: Student handouts
- Memo from Congresswoman Nancy Wright - page 19
- Second Memo from Nancy Wright and Community Profile - pages 20 - 21
- Revenue and Expense Tables and U.S. Debt Table - pages 22 - 25
- California State Budget - pages 26 - 27
- Deficit Spending at the State and Federal Levels - page 28
- Memo from Nancy Wright re Six Budget Categories and Descriptions of the Categories - pages 29 -37
- Table of Possible Budget Cuts - pages 38 - 39
- Memo from Nancy Wright re Liberal and Conservative Constituents - page 40
- Comparison of Liberalism with Conservatism - pages 41 - 45
- Issues Chart for Liberals and Conservatives - pages 46 - 47
- Final Memo from Nancy Wright with Compromise Budget Chart - pages 48 - 50

Appendix II: Lesson Materials
- Who Can Be Responsible for Cutting Programs? - page 52
- History of LIberals and Conservatives - pages 53 - 60



IV. NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard)
Click on the nimby.pdf folder below. You are welcome to read the background teacher information although not requried on pages 1 to 16. You will need to read the following documents as the simulation progresses:



Appendix 1: Student Handouts
- City Manager Memo and Editorial - pages 18 and 19
- Planning Department Memo and Map - pages 20 and 21
- Summary Transcript of Public Hearings - pages 22 and 23
- Notes on Franklinburg's Process for Homeless Housing Policy - page 24
- Two Letters memo dated August 12 and 14 - page 25

Appendix 2: Lesson Materials - Background information on
- Local Government - pages 27 to 31
- Homelessness - pages 32 to 41
- The Public Policy Process - pages 42 to 47
- Interest Group Politics - pages 48 to 51

- Grading Rubric - pages 53 to 54

V. Model Congress Prompt

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Google Doc Template for Not in My Backyard

Directions:

• Open THIS LINK (you will need to be logged into your school Google account)
• Click FILE>>>MAKE A COPY
• Rename the NEW FILE by clicking on COPY OF NOT IN MY BACKYARD in upper left
• Put your Period and GROUP MEMBERS NAMES INTO THE TITLE ( Pd 3 Not In My Back Yard: Smith, Johnson and Halter)
• SHARE this document with your group members AND Mr. Stevenson

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Google Doc Template Questions for Model Congress

Directions:

• Open THIS LINKhttps://docs.google.com/a/ht-sd.org/document/d/1WccQwql2cFSnTFEmv8bGFWSA8N2kSNv9D57V0dqv7-Q/edit?usp=sharing
  s(you will need to be logged into your school Google account)
• Click FILE>>>MAKE A COPY
• Rename the NEW FILE by clicking on COPY OF Model Congress in the upper left
• Put your Period, Project Name and GROUP MEMBERS NAMES INTO THE TITLE as follows ( Period 3 Model Congress: Smith, Johnson and Halter)
• SHARE this document with your group members AND Mr. Stevenson

Student Survey for group projects - click on link and fill out the form

https://docs.google.com/a/ht-sd.org/forms/d/1xsXSg5YH4CsyO16zc_lxGsVpcANUiq4VPhE7FmHx3LU/viewform